Star of Bethlehem

Well, it was another record-setting year of Christmas services at Substance! And after 11 services, I’m ready to do a whole lot of nothing! Thankfully, Carolyn will be tag-teaming our New Years teaching series called “Changeable” – God’s plan for Reinventing Yourself. (& remember, we have NEW service times at our Northtown campus this Sunday…

Every year, people ask me: Was Jesus really born on December 25th? Is the Christmas holiday just paganism wrapped up in a pretty bow? Or, my skeptical friends ask me: Is there even any secular historical references to corroborate the Nativity story? Thankfully, there’s a lot of fascinating answers to these questions! And here are…

For years I’ve wondered about the Star of Bethlehem.  What about it would really cause the “wise men” to uproot their lives and go on a dangerous and expensive journey?  I mean, it’s just a star, right?  Or why would King Herod virtually start a war, killing innocent children, over a silly star.  The Bible…